Throwing in the Towel

[2Times2Many]

Thank you, Mr. Bond. I'm doing well. I just keep reminding myself that I am an awesome person and if he doesn't want to share his life with me, it's his loss.

I do have a question for everyone, though. Before he left I told him I didn't want any contact other than business .... that I needed some space and time to process his proposed "lifestyle." We've exchanged a couple of texts in the past week about business issues, but no other contact (I've been out of the office for some pre-planned time off.)

We had been exchanging "Good Morning" texts on a daily basis and talking on the phone before I go into the office. That contact no longer takes place and so far he's honored my no contact request. To be perfectly honest, all of that became more like a "have to do" than a "want to do" anyway. If he didn't get his morning text, he would sometimes get difficult and I'd get a not so pleasant message from him ... like I was deliberately doing something to agitate him.

I'll be back in the office tomorrow and he calls each day to check in and find out if there is anything that needs his attention.

I always answer the phone, but can let my assistant do it. But, I don't want it to look like I'm giving him the cold shoulder. What to do?

If I talk with him and he says he's missed talking/texting me, I know how to respond to that -- thank him for giving me the space I requested.

How do I respond to the potential "It's good to hear your voice" that he often says? To be perfectly honest, I can't respond that it's good to hear his voice too because I don't feel that way. How to respond without sounding like a cold-hearted you know what?